formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Cinemas are still struggling in the wake of the pandemic and many are turning to artificial intelligence tools in a bid to win back audiences. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/features/how-major-and-indie-cinema-chains-are-using-ai-tools-they-are-saving-me-at-least-one-day-a-week/5215694.article
As cinemas raise the bar on premium, differentiated experiences, larger-format auditoriums are becoming a key priority for exhibitors. Samsung’s new 14-meter format is designed to meet this demand — enabling greater immersion, optimized seating layouts and more efficient use of … Continued
From The Godfather to Saltburn, the internet is awash with claims that actors are ditching the script and making it up as they go along. What’s behind our desire to invest in these behind-the-scenes ‘secrets’? Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/17/cinema-improvised-lines-nehind-the-scenes-secrets-godfather-saltburn
The director of a box office hit film about Nazi collaboration and its Oscar-winning star have described criticisms they have whitewashed wartime atrocities as dishonest and “a scandal”. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/19/xavier-giannoli-nazi-collaborator-film-les-rayons-et-les-ombres-historical-gaslighting-claims
Different generations of Nordic filmmakers have wrestled with the same dilemma: Should they be making local films in local languages for local audiences, or be thinking about cinema in international terms? What, if anything, has changed now? Source: https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/news/stories/for-nordic-films-to-travel-beyond-national-borders-do-they-need-bigger-budgets-and-stars
The eternal allure of Euro cinema: how European production companies and the raw, rugged continental landscape are stealing Hollywood’s cinematic limelight. Source: https://www.cntraveller.com/article/is-the-future-of-film-european-how-the-continent-continues-to-allure-set-jetting-travellers